Prahuaniyeu

Prahuaniyeu
Comisión de fomento
Prahuaniyeu
Prahuaniyeu Location of Prahuaniyeu in Río Negro and Argentina
Coordinates: AR 41°16′41″S 67°56′31″W / 41.278°S 67.942°W / -41.278; -67.942Coordinates: AR 41°16′41″S 67°56′31″W / 41.278°S 67.942°W / -41.278; -67.942
Country	Argentina
Province	Río Negro
Department	Nueve de Julio
Government
• Presidente	Orlando Goicochea
Population (2001)
• Total	139
Postal code	R8534
Area code(s)	02934

Prahuaniyeu is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina,^[1] located 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Los Menucos on the Meseta de Somuncurá. The major economic activity is sheep and goat farming, with lambs and wool produced for sale.

On May 18 2011 Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428, en route from Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia, crashed near this location at around 9 PM (GMT-3). The impact killed all 22 people aboard, including a baby.^[2]

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